Jacobs
Senior Engineer - Electrical & Lighting
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Jacobs - Transportation Business Unit Opportunity
At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.
Your Impact
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Transportation business unit delivering services centred on key transportation markets to clients principally across the United Kingdom but through our networks and growth strategies supporting projects across the world.
About The Opportunity
You will be joining the Aviation, Rail and Technology Group within our Electrical & Lighting Design Team. With teams across the UK this role would be based in our Birmingham, London, Manchester, Glasgow, or Leeds offices, whilst offering flexible working.
As a part of our Electrical & Lighting team, we provide strategic, feasibility and preliminary/detail designs to a range of clients including National Highways, Network Rail, Local Authorities’ and Airports. The work includes providing design and consultancy services for electrical and lighting for different sectors of infrastructure including Highways, Rail, Aviation and local authority networks. In addition, you will be a part of the team responsible for delivering and overseeing a variety these projects involving Street Lighting, EV charging solutions, Rail platforms, AGL, EMC and Environmental impact to name a few.
Responsibilities
- Technical lead on electrical & lighting projects
- Responsible for the preparation of lighting and electrical designs at feasibility, optioneering, planning and detailed design stages
- Programme and cost monitoring
- Preparation of technical reports, feasibility studies, designs, specifications and contract documents
- Conducting detailed daytime and nighttime surveys
- Supporting the production of Environmental Impact Assessment reports, Economic Assessment reports and Business Cases
- Liaison with clients, electricity suppliers, contractors, professional organisations, sub-consultants and other design teams
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Here's what you'll need
- Experience of designing to British lighting and electrical standards (including but not limited to BS5489, BSEN 13201 and BS7671)
- Experience of liaising with clients, stakeholders and local authorities
- Knowledge of requirements for trunk and local roads
- Clear communication skills and able to develop strong technical credibility with the client and foster relationships in a partnering environment
- Technical report writing skills
- Competent in lighting design and electrical design calculation software
Joining Jacobs
Joining Jacobs not only connects you locally but globally. Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and belonging. We put people at the heart of our business, and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.
With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we’ve gone beyond traditional ways of working so you have the support, means and space to maximize your potential. You’ll uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits, and opportunities, from well-being benefits to our global giving and volunteering program, to exploring new and inventive ways to help our clients make the world a better place. No matter what drives you, you’ll discover how you can cultivate, nurture, and achieve your goals – all at a single global company. Find out more about life at Jacobs.
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We aim to embed inclusion and belonging in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected and creative. We accept people for who they are, and we champion the richness of different perspectives, lived experiences and backgrounds in the workplace, as a source of learning and innovation. We are committed to building vibrant communities within Jacobs, including through our Jacobs Employee Networks, Communities of Practice and our Find Your Community initiatives, allowing every employee to find connection, purpose, and belonging. Find out more about our Jacobs Employee Networks here.
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